Kavaklı, Kırklareli
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Kavaklı ( el, Καβακλή) is a town ('' belde'') in the Kırklareli District,
Kırklareli Province Kırklareli Province ( tr, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. The province neighbours Bulgaria to the north along a long border. It borders the province of Edirne to the west and the ...
, Turkey. Its population is 4,682 (2022). It is situated on the state road D.555 which connects Kırklareli to İstanbul. Prior to
Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and defe ...
, the population of Kavaklı was composed of Greeks and Bulgarians living in the Ottoman Empire. After the Balkan Wars, Bulgarians left for Kavakli in Bulgaria, the Greeks were scattered throughout Greece, and the Turks from Bulgaria settled in Kavakli. Later, Turks from Greece and Serbia also settled in Kavakli.Mayor's page
/ref> In 1968, Kavaklı was declared a seat of township. Both agriculture and industry play a part in town economy.


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Populated places in Kırklareli District Towns in Turkey {{Kırklareli-geo-stub